Dr. Christopher Naugler appointed Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education

The Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Christopher Naugler, MD, as Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education (UME). The appointment will take effect on July 1, 2019.

Chris takes over for Dr. Sylvain Coderre, MD, who guided UME to full accreditation in 2016 and was instrumental in helping improve the Medical Council of Canada licensing exam scores of our students over the past five years. CSM students achieved an impressive 99 per cent pass rate on the licensing exam in 2018 compared to a national pass rate of 95 per cent.

Chris is a professor and department head in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and medical director of Alberta Public Laboratories, South Sector (formerly Calgary Laboratory Services). He holds cross-appointments in the departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences and is a member of the O’Brien Institute for Public Health and Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute.

Chris is an expert in pathology informatics, authoring more than 170 peer-reviewed publications and holding a Canadian Institutes for Health Research grant to continue his work on laboratory management. He was the winner of the 2013 University of Calgary Faculty Of Medicine Watanabe Distinguished Achievement Award for Overall Excellence.

Chris is a recognized leader nationally having authored five medical textbooks. His latest, released earlier this year and titled Strategies for the MCCQE Part II, focuses on supporting student success on the clinical skills exam. Chris is an expert in competency-based design with tremendous experience helping students respond to changes in medical technology, patient expectations and regulatory environments.

Chris completed medical training at Dalhousie University followed by family medicine residency at Western University and specialty training in general pathology at Dalhousie.

Please join me in congratulating Chris on his new appointment.

Sincerely,

 

Jon Meddings, MD
Dean, Cumming School of Medicine   
University of Calgary